PALETTE PAINTING SERIES
2024-current
While dealing with a difficult chapter in life, I created a process in my art-making practice that for me, acts as a coping mechanism. I put critical thinking aside and use imagination, letting hand tools guide me rather than a computer, and then finish with painting in a meditative state, using a stimulating bright color palette. I start by finding objects within blobs of paint (from used palette papers) like a full-color Rorschach test. It usually surprises me what I see in the abstract forms–outdoor picnics with over-sized flower mutations; birds and fish swimming among cactus; sunflowers, peacocks and balloon animals.
It’s interesting to note that it has been reported that there are therapeutic benefits of colorful artwork; it can trigger the release of dopamine, a neurotransmitter associated with pleasure and reward, leading to feelings of happiness and well-being. The process of making these works is my own art therapy and I hope it can also create a positive feeling for the viewer.
You can see a visual of where the process starts in a palette tray under the About section.
18 x 24 acrylic on birch panel
24 x 30 acrylic on birch panel - SOLD
48 x 36 on birch panel
18 x 24 acrylic on birch panel
28 x 40 acrylic, watercolor, graphite, ink on TerraSkin paper, framed
40 x 30 acrylic on birch panel
40 x 30 acrylic on birch panel, with acrylic mirror mounted on surface
40 x 30 acrylic and gouache on birch panel
24 × 18 acrylic on birch panel
18 × 24 acrylic on birch panel
24 × 18 acrylic on birch panel
18 x 24 acrylic on birch panel
16 × 12 acrylic on birch panel
12 × 16 acrylic on birch panel
18 x 24 acrylic on birch panel
A collection from 2016-2022 when I was exploring fictional billboards with disjointed, fractured typography. The billboard structure acted as a container for my message, but it was often unreadable.
acrylic on birch panel
40” x 30”
2022
acrylic on birch panel
24” x 36”
2022
acrylic on birch panel
36” x 48”
2022
acrylic on birch panel
24” x 30”
2022
acrylic on birch panel
18” x 24”
2022
acrylic on birch panel
24" x 30"
2020
acrylic on birch panel
18" x 24"
2020
acrylic on birch panel
18" x 24"
2020
acrylic on birch panel
18" x 24"
2019
matte and pearlescent details shift when viewed at an angle
acrylic and paper on birch panel
[six panels secured as one] 24" x 48"
2018-2019
acrylic, deconstructed paper on birch panel
18" x 24"
2018
acrylic, deconstructed paper on birch panel
18" x 24"
2018
acrylic on birch panel
30" x 40"
2018
acrylic and deconstructed paper on birch panel
30" x 40"
2018
acrylic on birch panel
30" x 40"
2018
acrylic and deconstructed paper on birch panel
24" x 36"
2016
A collection of work from 2016-2019 inspired by letter writing, memories, the passing of time, and living near the ever-shifting and alluring ocean in Marblehead, MA
acrylic, thread, mineral paper
15” x 20”
2019
acrylic, thread, mineral paper
16” x 20”
2017
acrylic, mineral paper
16" x 20"
2017
acrylic, mineral paper, Nepalese Lokta tissue, 140lb. Strathmore paper
16" x 20"
2017
acrylic, mineral paper, thread
30" x 40"
2017
acrylic, tea stain and paper collage
11" x 14"
2017
acrylic, tea stain and paper collage
11" x 14"
2017
acrylic, tea stain and paper collage
11" x 14"
2017
acrylic on birch panel
16" x 16"
2016
acrylic on birch panel
16" x 16"
2016
acrylic on birch panel
16" x 16"
2016
acrylic and tea water on paper
11" x 11"
2016
acrylic, ink, graphite and oil pencil on paper
18" x 24"
2016
acrylic, ink, graphite and oil pencil on paper
18" x 24"
2016
A collection of work from 2013-2015 inspired by cursive letter writing drills in the Palmer Method of penmanship (developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries), memories of love lost, and handwritten letters to and from friends. Most of the works were conceived while I spent a month in Marfa, Texas among Donald Judd’s concrete works (end of 2014; shown in Portland, Oregon in 2015). Those giant structures indelibly transformed my ideas.
acrylic on canvas
48" x 60"
2015
acrylic on canvas
36" x 48"
2015
acrylic on canvas
36" x 48"
2015
acrylic on canvas
36" x 48"
2015
oil, wax, carbon on paper
30" x 36"
2015
oil, wax, carbon on paper
30" x 36"
2015
acrylic, gouache, pastel on paper
40" x 30"
2014
(detail)
acrylic on canvas
30" x 40"
2015
acrylic on canvas
30" x 40"
2015
Acrylic, gouache, ink on paper
40" x 60" / 40" x 30" each
2014-2015
acrylic on birch panel
30" x 40"
2014-2015
acrylic on birch panel
30" x 40"
2013
At times in my life when emotions are extreme, I tend to conceptualize in mediums outside of my normal realm of creating. In the years 2019 and 2020, I created works in concrete and plaster, on glass tiles, and embroidered on bedsheets and pillowcases.
wood, nails, glue, chalk paint
38” x 62” x 2”
2019
38” x 62”
concrete, rebar, styrofoam, Yuzen Washi envelope containing inked letter of apology (buried inside)
14" x 21" x 7” – vintage suitcase size
2019
stackable plaster
carrying size, approx 5” x 5” x 4.5”
2019
Embroidered, half of Queen size sheet
2019-2020
glass paint on eight glass tiles
3” x 6” each – cell phone size
2020
3” x 6” glass paint on glass
2020
3” x 6” glass paint on glass
2020
3” x 6” glass paint on glass
2020
3” x 6” glass paint on glass
2020
